Saint Nicholas is a popular subject portrayed on Eastern Orthodox icons, particularly Russian Icons . He is depicted as an Orthodox bishop, wearing the omophorion and holding a Gospel Book. Sometimes he is depicted wearing the Eastern Orthodox mitre as here so called Nikola of Winter , but normally he is depicted bareheaded.St. Nicholas revered In Russia above all other saints. Peoples from Volga river region and Siberian even called him "Nikola - Russian God." or the " God of the Sea".

Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Νικόλαος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, itself from a series of elisions and corruptions of the transliteration of "Saint Nikolaos". His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for early Christian saints The historical Saint Nicholas is commemorated and revered among Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, and most among Orthodox Christians.

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, pawnbrokers and students . He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.